The Westminster Parliament would force the Scottish Parliament to submit one clear question on whether Scotland should separate and effectively dissolve the United Kingdom rather than Alex Salmond’s current plan to offer two options: full independence (even though Scotland would keep the Pound Sterling and effectively contain a monetary union with England), and maximum devolution (“devo max”), which would transfer all powers but defence and foreign affairs to Scotland. In any case, a referendum would only empower the Scottish government to negotiate a settlement with the British government and would not (or at least shouldn’t) entail obligatory constitutional reforms on the part of the Westminster Parliament.

I’ll keep a close eye on these constitutional developments relating to the Scottish referendum.